Originally Posted by
tdracer
Unfortunately, it seems that is as about as good as it's going to get if you want a Mosquito to be 'airworthy'. Seems the original glues that they used don't age very gracefully, so any original Mosquitos don't have the necessary structural integrity to be airworthy, even if 'rot' isn't an issue.
The ex-Bob Jens, ex- Ed Zalesky B.35 (VR796) that was restored to airworthy in Canada over a long period and flew again in 2014, is all original structure, not a new build. Its the only all original structure Mosquito of the current 4 airworthy examples.
Despite many claims that Kermit Weeks B.35 (RS712) needs new wings, I believe from those that know Mossie's and have seen it in recent times, if he so chose to, its still in good enough condition structurally, to be returned to the air, despite it spending a couple of years in the heat and humidity of Florida before being flown off to a more suitable long term storage climate.